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3:25 AM ET, October 29, 2022

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CNBC:
GM temporarily suspends advertising on Twitter following Elon Musk takeover  — General Motors is suspending its advertising on Twitter following Elon Musk's takeover of the social media platform.  — “We are engaging with Twitter to understand the direction of the platform under their new ownership,” GM said.
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Politico:
'I think it's an earthquake': The political world reckons with a Musk-owned Twitter  —  America's political and media players woke up Friday to a new reality: One of the country's most outspoken, often divisive, business figures is now the moderator of its most obsessive political conversation.
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Elon Musk's First Move Is To Fire The Person Most Responsible For Twitter's Strong Free Speech Stance  —  Last night, Elon Musk closed his on-again, off-again, on-again deal to buy Twitter, and his very first order of business was to fire a bunch of top executives.  This was not necessarily unexpected.
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Racist tweets quickly surfaced after Musk closed Twitter deal
Brooke Singman / Fox Business:
Trump to stay on his Truth Social amid Elon Musk Twitter takeover
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CNN:
Alleged Paul Pelosi attacker posted multiple conspiracy theories  —  The man who allegedly attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband early Friday posted memes and conspiracy theories on Facebook about Covid vaccines, the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol …
San Francisco Chronicle:
What we know about David DePape, man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer  —  LIVE UPDATES: Suspect David DePape lived with group who believed 9/11 was ‘inside job’  —  Law enforcement have identified David DePape, 42, as a suspect in the Friday morning home invasion violent attack on Paul Pelosi.
Rolling Stone:
Paul Pelosi's Alleged Attacker Raged About ‘Pedos,’ Shared QAnon Beliefs  —  David DePape had been blogging for at least 15 years, with his views growing more extreme over time, an analysis by Rolling Stone found  —  DAVID DEPAPE, THE man now charged with attempted homicide and a raft …
Tess Owen / VICE:
Man Accused of Attacking Nancy Pelosi's Husband Left Trail of Far-Right Hate
Discussion: NBC News and New York Times
Ruth Ben-Ghiat / MSNBC:
The attack on Paul Pelosi was shocking — and yet also predictable  —  “We fight like hell,” then-President Donald Trump told supporters Jan. 6, 2021.  “And if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore.”  —  Recent warnings of political violence during …
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Los Angeles Times:
Attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband ‘was not a random act,’ San Francisco police say
Jessica McBride / Heavy.com:
David Depape, Paul Pelosi Suspect: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
San Francisco Chronicle:
Exclusive: Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack identified; reportedly asked ‘Where is Nancy?’
Wall Street Journal:
Paul Pelosi, Husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Attacked in San Francisco Home
Politico:
Paul Pelosi told attacker he needed to use the bathroom, called 911 from there
New York Times:
Officers responded so rapidly to Paul Pelosi's 911 call that they witnessed the attack, officials say.
Washington Post:
Assailant shouted ‘Where is Nancy?’ in break-in at speaker's home, attack on Paul Pelosi
New York Post:
Pranksters posing as laid-off Twitter employees trick media outlets: ‘Rahul Ligma’  —  A pair of pranksters posing as laid-off Twitter employees tricked multiple media outlets Friday as the public anxiously awaited news on whether Elon Musk had begun axing staffers.
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NBC News:
Twitter's first full day under Elon Musk is here, and the mood has already shifted
Washington Post:
Top national security prosecutor joins Trump Mar-a-Lago investigation  —  National security law experts say prosecutors have amassed evidence that meets some key criteria for charging the former president  —  One of the Justice Department's most experienced national security prosecutors …
Discussion: Insider, Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
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ABC News:
Outspoken Trump ally Kash Patel goes mum as Mar-a-Lago probe progresses
Discussion: Raw Story
Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
It's 2024.  Trump Backers Won't Certify the Election.  What Next, Legally?  —  The question is most urgent in Arizona, where two of the former president's loyalists may well become governor and secretary of state.  —  It's a nightmare scenario for American democracy …
CNN:
Man pleads guilty to threatening to kill Rep. Eric Swalwell and staffers  —  A Pennsylvania man previously arrested for impersonating Donald Trump's family members in fraud scheme pleaded guilty on Friday to threatening to kill a member of Congress and his staff.
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Justice News:   Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty To Making Threats To Kill United States Congressman
Articles and Investigations:
COVID-19 Origins: Investigating a “Complex and Grave Situation” Inside a Wuhan Lab  —  The Wuhan lab at the center of suspicions about the pandemic's onset was far more troubled than known, documents unearthed by a Senate team reveal.  Tracing the evidence, Vanity Fair and ProPublica give …
Discussion: HotAir, National Review and TheBlaze
Washington Post:
Republicans oppose Democrats' plan to fund Ukraine with seized Russian assets  —  A provision Democrats want in the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act would allow the Justice Department to transfer millions of dollars in yachts and other assets from Russian oligarchs
Philip Oltermann / The Guardian:
Mondrian painting has been hanging upside down for 75 years  —  Despite the discovery, the work, titled New York City I, will continue to be displayed the wrong way up to avoid damaging it  —  Mondrian painting wrong on the left and correct on the right  —  A painting by abstract Dutch …
Wall Street Journal:
Iranian Drones in Ukraine Project Tehran's Power Beyond Mideast, Testing U.S., Europe  —  Wave of Russian attacks highlights how sanctions failed to stop Tehran from building a drone army that can arm proxies and friendly governments  —  Russia's expanding use of Iranian drones in Ukraine poses …
Washington Post:
Key Proud Boys Jan. 6 co-conspirator pleads guilty, Tarrio lawyer says  —  A cooperator plea by John Charles Stewart related to the Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case is disclosed as the U.S. turns up pressure on Proud Boys ahead of December trial  —  An accused key co-conspirator …
Discussion: Raw Story
Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
Americans believe crime is way, way up.  The stats don't match that.  —  What's really going on with the crime rate  —  In the final weeks of the midterms, ads for Democratic candidates are focused on abortion rights as the issue they want to drive home to voters.
 
 
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Nicole Sganga / CBS News:
Government warns of “heightened threat” to 2022 elections, fueled by rise in domestic violent extremism
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
American Jews start to think the unthinkable
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Oz Struggles to Woo Black Philadelphians in Senate Race
Sarah Mearhoff / VTDigger:
‘So blatantly illegal’: Liam Madden admits to funneling money through family to inflate campaign finance numbers
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The British Barack Obama?
Yahoo News:
As temperatures begin to fall, Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine's vulnerable power grid
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Associated Press:
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The Power of the Native Vote Is Reshaping Alaska Politics
Matt Shuham / HuffPost:
Some Eligible Ex-Felons Fear Voting Because Of Ron DeSantis
Discussion: Vox and Raw Story
Colin Moynihan / New York Times:
In Retrial, Man Who Helped Run Border Wall Charity Is Convicted
Discussion: Law & Crime and Fox News
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

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DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer
 
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